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Former Murco Service Station Between Towns Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX4 3LZ

Granted Oxford 18/02142/DEM Demolition

Works: Demolition

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Application to determine whether prior approval is required for the method of demolition.

As published by the council, reference 18/02142/DEM

Application record

Reference
18/02142/DEM
Type
Demolition
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Prior approval not required
Received
9 Aug 2018
Validated
13 Aug 2018
Decided
10 Sep 2018
Ward
Cowley Ward
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
OX4 3LZ

Site history

Applications at this address on the Oxford register

This site has had 5 applications since 2018: 4 approved, 0 refused.

  • 18/03287/CND11 Granted

    Former Murco Service Station Between Towns Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX4 3LZ

    Details submitted in compliance with condition 19 (Ventilation) of planning permission 18/03287/FUL

    Decided 17 Jan 2023 Conditions
  • 18/03287/CND2 Split decision

    Former Murco Service Station Between Towns Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX4 3LZ

    Details submitted in compliance with condition 6 part 1 (A site investigation scheme) and 6 part 2 (The results of the site investigation and risk assessment) of planning permission 18/03287/FUL

    Decided 10 Mar 2020 Conditions
  • 18/03287/CND Granted

    Former Murco Service Station Between Towns Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX4 3LZ

    Details submitted in compliance with condition 9 (Archaeological evaluation) of planning permission 18/03287/FUL

    Decided 21 Nov 2019 Conditions
  • 18/03287/FUL Granted

    Former Murco Service Station Between Towns Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX4 3LZ

    Demolition of existing structures and the erection of a part 3, 4 and 5 storey apartment block comprising 35 residential flats (Use Class C3) and 3 x 3 storey townhouses (Use Class C3) with associated access, parking and landscape arrangements.

    Decided 10 May 2019 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 9 Aug 2018

    Received by Oxford

  2. 13 Aug 2018

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 10 Sep 2018

    Decision issued: Prior approval not required

  4. 11 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

6 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Oxford granted permission on 10 September 2018, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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This application sits outside the common categories, and the council record linked on this page sets out the specific procedure that applies. More in our guide to planning application types.

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